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;ECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock OHE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. ship by Mr. Leader, Captain Berkeley (10). Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Villiers Lord Worsley, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Bernal (4), the Attorney. General, Mr. Divett, Mr. R. Alston, Mr. Gaily Knight (from Nottingham), Mr. Roche (30), Sir T. Freemantle (from Buckingham), Mr. Gibson (from Ipswich). Similar petitions were presented by Serjeant Talfouril, from Reading; by Sir E. Wilmot, from different parts of Warwickshire ; by Mr. Vigors, from parishes in Carlow ; and Mr. Pease, from different parts of Durham. ment—as if it had been a suggestion for a Committee de lunatic°. DOWNING-STREET, MAY 19, 1838. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Rogers Nesbitt, A., to be Secretary and Registrar, and Clerk of the Council, of e Bahama Islands. ommissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset. Ist Somerset Regiment of Militia--J. L. R. Rooke, Gent., to eEnsign, vice W. Vaughan, promoted, April 2. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—C. K. K. ynte the younger, Gent. to be Cornet, vice E. Bryant, promoted, pril 2; E. Harwood, Gent. to be ditto, May 5. ommission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, Gloucester Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—C. K. Sheridan, lent., to be Cornet, without pay, May 8. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Worcester. The Queen's Own Regiment of Worcester Yeomanry Cavalry.— .ieut. J. R. Cookes to be Captain, vice H. Cookes, resigned ; :ornet F. Rufford to be Lieutenant, vice J. R. Cookes, promoted. •V. H. Robeson, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Rufford, May 17. WHITEHALL, MAY 19. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Harwood Thomas, of Shrews- Jury, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery, BANKRUPTS. JOHN HAMILTON — REYNOLDS, money-scrivener, Great Marlborough -street, Oxford-street, to surrender May 31, at one, and July 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, of cial assignee ; Wadeson, Austin-friars. JOHN FAIRMANER, livery-stable-keeper, Princes-street, Drury-lane, May 30, at one, and July 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Jervis, Queen -street, Cheapside. JOHN MASON, wine-merchant, Boston, Lincolnshire, June 9, and July 3, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Boston. Bowles and Son, Boston ; Hall, Bishop, and Mourilyan, Verulam-build ings, Gray's Inn, London. GEORGE LANSLY, blacksmith, Ludgershall, Wilts, June 11 at ten, and July 3, at nine, at the Black Horse Inn, Salisbury. Lamb, Andover ; Austen and Co., Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn, London. ELIAS DUNSTERVILLE PUDDICOMBE, surgeon, Devon, June 6, and July 3, at twelve, at the Half Moon Inn, Exeter. James and Terrell, Basinghall-street, London; Terrell, Cathedral yard, Exeter. JOHN EDWARD DOWELL, straw plait dealer, Fore-street, Cripplegate, City, June 2, at twelve, and July 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, official assignee • Rains, Bucklersbury. JOHN SCHOLES, calico-printer, Manchester, June 11, and July 3, at one, at the Commissioner's Rooms, Manchester. Sale, Fountain-street, Manchester; Baxter, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of SnarrEsautty took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'Clock. The Bishop of HEREFORD and the Bishop of RIPPON presented nu merous petitions, praying for the abolition of slavery. Petitions of a similar nature were presented from Cheltenham, Glou cester, and other places, by Lord Segrave ; by the Marquis of Sligo, to the number of between eOO and 300 ; by the Earl of Carlisle from Mor peth and several other places. Lord LORTON presented a petition from Innis-Macsaint, in the county of Fermanagh, against the present system of National Education In Ireland. Lord ROLLE presented a petition from a place in Devonshire pray ing for the immediate abolition of the system of Negro Apprenticeship. He would take that opportunity of expressing his hope that her Majesty's Government would see the propriety of granting the prayer of the petitioners. He had been left a large number of slaves by his father. He could not reconcile it to his conscience to be the possessor of slaves, arid upon his accession to the property, he had given them full liberty, and he had the pleasing satisfaction of saying that they were now very industrious ; they supported themselves, and were contented and happy.—(Hear.) The Earl of CARLISLE presented several petitions against any fur ther endowment to the Scottish Church. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Maldon, in Essex, praying for protection to the Established Church, and the expulsion of Roman Catholics from the Legislature. The Marquis of BU rE presented several petitions from Edinburgh, Leith, Lochwinnoch, Rothsay, and other places, in favour of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Bill. The Marquis of SLIGO then presented a petition from 8,000 inhabi tants of the City of Dublin, to the same effect. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a petition from the shipowners of Sunderland, in favour of the Fishguard Harbour Bill. THE BRITISH LEGION. The Noble MARQUIS then presented a petition from the offi cers and privates of the British Auxiliary Legion, detailing the distress and hardships they were suffering from the non-pay ment of their claims by the Spanish Government, and praying the House to take their case into consideration, and adopt such measures as would enforce the payment of the same. The petition was signed by Colonel Churchhill, Colonel Rich, Colonel Shawe, and several other Staff Officers, about 200 other Officers, and 400 Non-commissioned Officers and Privates. It was a singular fatality by which the petition was entrusted to him (the Marquis of Londonderry), who several years ago had pointed out the inevitable consequences that would result from the steps the Government were taking. He hoped some satisfactory answer would be given by the Noble Viscount to the prayer of the peti tion. It was unnecessary to enter into any details upon the subject, as the proceedings of the meeting from which the petition had ema nated must be familiar to all their Lordships. The Noble Marquis' here I read some extracts from the speech of Colonel Churchill, who presided at the meeting, and he would add that it appeared the meeting had ter minated by giving throe long and apparently hearty groans for General Sir De Lacy Evans.—(A laugh.) He felt strongly upon the subject as a British soldier, and he could not let the question rest until her Majesty's Government took some steps to redress these grievances. Theclaims of these men amounted to little short of 300,0001., which, if it was obtained, would diffuse comfort and competeora among these gentlemen. lie would Deg co remina me Noble Earl opposite (Earl atinto) or nis preere_ lion that before another Session he would have General Evans and these troops marching to Madrid. Earl MINTO—My Lords, I hope it is unnecessary for me to say that I never stated anything so extravagant.—(Much laughter.) The Marquis of LONDONDERRY would beg to refer the Noble Earl, and the Noble Lord the President of the Duchy of Lancaster, to the statements he had made in the debate upon the subject. He hoped the Government would see the necessity of doing justice to these men, and of insisting upon the fulfilment of the treaty by which these men had been seduced to join the Legion, on the part of the Spanish Govern ment. As he found that the day he had fixed for a motion upon this subject was a holiday, he would beg to withdraw it, and would give the notice for another day. The Earl of MINTO would not enter into the general merits of the question, but would merely advert to the extraordinary statement of the Noble Marquis that he had stated that General Evans and his troops would before a year be marching upon Madrid. Now he had no recollection of having made so extraordinary a statement. What the Mirror of Parliament might have stated was nothing to him—it was no authority in that House, and the only occasion on which he had re ferred to it he found stated what perhaps was very true, " the Noble Lord spoke so indistinctly that it was impossible to collect the purport of his observations." After a few words in explanation from the Marquis of LONDON DERRY, Viscount MELBOURNE felt it necessary, lest his silence should he misconstrued, to say that he adhered to the statement he had previously made upon that subject, namely, that the officers of the Legion had a claim, not upon them, but upon the Spanish Government, and that they had a claim to the good offices of her Majesty's Government, which they certainly should at all times command. Lord BROUGHAM was astonished at the statement which was as cribed to the Noble Earl, that Colonel, now Sir De Lacy Evans, and his troops would march to Madrid. Such had never been his (Lord Brougham's) opinion, for a more chimerical and more absurd or a more Quixotic idea he had never heard of.—(A laugh.) And yet the Noble Earl, notwithstanding the sanguine expectations which the Government then entertained, no sooner heard such u eharge made than he started up, as if there was an at tempt made to impugn the sanity of the person making the state NEGRO EMANCIPATION. The NoVe Lord then presented a great number of petitions, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. In consequence of there having been three Ballots, the Gallery was not opened till twenty minutes to Five o'clock. WESTMEATH ELECTION. The Committee Clerk appeared at the Bar with the reduced list of the Committee, to try the merits of the Westmeath Election Petition. The names were as follow :—Wm. Battle Wrightson, Lord George Bentinck, George Thornhill, Charles Fyshe Palmer, Sir Geo. Thomas Staunton, Sir Stephen Richard Glynnc, John Round, James Stuart, Edmund Wotlehouse, Robert Palmer, and Thomas Henry Hastings Davies. NOTTINGHAM FIELDS ENCLOSURE BILL. - Mr E. ROCHE moved the second reading of the Nottingham Fields Enclosure Bill. Sir R. FERGUSON opposed the second reading, and said that it had been supposed by the inhabitants that the promoters of the Bill had given up the measure. Mr. GALLY KNIGHT spoke in favour of the second reading of the Bill, the opposition to which he characterized as groundless and unjust. Mr. BRISCOE opposed the Bill. Mr. ROCHE having said a few words in it, favour, The House divided, and there appeared For the Bill Against it l2B Majority against the 8i11... -20 GALWAY ELECTION. Mr. CHALMERS appeared at the bar with the reduced list of the Members elected to try the merits of the Election Petition for Galway Town. The following are the names of the Committee : Hon. W. Howard, Henry Jeffreys IVinnington, Hun. George Ralph Abercrombie, George Benvenuto Mathew, Henry Meynell, Sir Charles Brooke Vne, Thomas Nicholas Reddington, Francis Aglionby, Lord Viscount Morpeth, W. Boiling, Daniel Callaghan. DEVIZES ELECTION COMMITTEE. The Clerk of Committees brought up the following reduced list of Members to serve on the Devizes Elect/on Committee :—John James Bodkin, Montague Edmund Newcombe Parker, Lord Viscount Eastnor, Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, P..chard Walker, H. N. Burroughes, Joseph Ba;ley (Sudbury), C. D. B. Jephson, Sir W. C. James, Lord Teignrnouth, Sir John Mordaunt. SLAVE TRADE.—MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN. Lord PALMERSTON appeared at the Bar with the following Answer from her Majesty t o the Address of the House rela_ tive to the Slave Trade :—"I received your loyal Address, ex. press i n g your opinions, your wishes, and your hopes, as to the measures hest calculated to accomplish the effectual ex. tinction cf the traffic in slaves. I can assure you I fully share your rezret in observing the extent of human suffering that is still occasioned by tbis cruel trade. I have recently concluded with some foreign states additional stipulations for tbc purpose of tting cl, - ,wn this traffic. I have engaged in negotiations with other foreign states for arrangements founded en the principles recommended in your address, and I am urging Portugal to fulfil her engagements ~ i th Great Britain, by the conclusion ( - .l' a treaty adapted to the suppression of the Stare Trade now carried on under the Portuguese flag. You may rely on my earnest endeavours to give full effect to your wishes on this interesting and important subject." NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP. Numerous petitions were presented for the abolition of negro appren. ticeship, by Lord 3 , lorpeth, Mr. Baine , , Mr. I'. Thompson, Mr. E. B. Roche, Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. M. Phillips, Mr. Pryme, Mr. Hawes, and a great number of other Members. Petitthns were also presented for the abolitidn of Negro Apprentice. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. Sir E. WILMOT—Sir, I feel that it will be urged by the Under. Secretary for the Colonies, and also by many other Gentlemen on both sides of the House, that it is unwise and injudicious in me to bring this question forward a second time after it has been once decided.—(Hear.) But I feel it to be the duty, as well as the privilege of every Member of Parliament, if he conscientiously believe that the House has decided wrongly to bring forward the question a second time, in order to induce them to revise and rescind their resolution, and if any evil shall arise from the agitation of the question, that that evil is equally shared by those who oppose as well as those who promote the inquiry. I have another reason for bringing this question forward, and that is, that it was not fairly met by the amendment of the Right Honourable Gentleman. I think he ought to have met it by a direct negative, instead of moving the second reading of the Bill, which I always understood was introduced to run pari passu with another Bill. Upon these grounds it is, Sir, that I bring forward this motion. In doing so, I assure the House. I shall not attempt to excite their feelings and their passions by enumerating all those horrors which have been related as occurring in the West Indies, And I appeal to the indulgence of House while I endeavour . fairly and impartially to discuss this question. Sir, when I first undertook to bring this subject before the House, I felt I had a most difficult task to perform—that I had two objects to attain—first, to convince the House of the truth of all the allegations which have been made as to the enormities of the slave traffic, which the House and the public disbe• lieved as impossible ; and also to convince the House that the imrne. diate abolition of the apprenticeship system was the best mode ofreme. dying the evil. As to the first of these propositions lam almost entirely relieved of any difficulty. For nobody who has read the documents — the authorised documents upon which these atrocities have been proved—nobody who has heard or read the speeches of Gentle men in favour of, or against abolition—l allude especially to the speeches of the ex-Chancellor of Ireland (Sir Edward Sugden) and the Secretary-at-War (Lord Howick)—speeches which were un doubtedly (though levelled against) in favour of the measure—no per. son can have done all this, without coming to the conclusion that the allegations as to the enormities of the slave system have been fully proved.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Sir, in addition to this I hold in my hands the Act of Parliament recently passed (Lord Glenelg's Act) and I say that this Act is in itself a plea of "Guilty" to the charges brought against the West Indian planters. Further than this, Sir, I have the language of Lord Glenelg himself, declaring that the apprentices had been cruelly treated ; that women had been brutally Bogged ; that the allow antes of food to the apprentices had been ille gally reduced; that the parents had been unlawfully separated from and debarred from intercourse with their children ; and that pratdials and nen prxdials had been unjustly eonfounded.—(Hear, hear, hear.) I wish this Bill could speak for itself. It would show how it had been scorned, ridiculed, laughed at and evaded by the planters. —(Hear, hear, hear.) If they scorned, ridiculed, and laughed at the Bill of 1833, which was a Bill for their advantage, and by which they received twenty millions of money, which should they not scorn and laugh at a Bill passed for the benefit of the negro. Ido ne stand upon this Act—l trample on the Act—l put my stand ing on the undoubted right of every man to his liberty given to him by the Almighty and which no man has a right to take from him except for the commission of crime.—(Hear, hear, hear.) If both parties were tried at the tribunal of justice there can be no doubt who would receive compensation. The first objection made by the friends of the planters relates to the contract. Now with respect to the contract itself, it is either a contract or it is no contract. if it is no contract at all, and I declare it is not, thereis an end of the question, because I say although Parliament may legislate—may command, it cannot contract. But, Sir, the contract has been partly repealed. This Bill repealed that part of the contract which made children under a certain age, for a certain time aprentices,p Now, I should like to hear why, if Parliament can repeal part of a con tract, it cannot repeal the other part ? and why, if it can give liberty to infants, it cannot also give liberty to adults ?—(Hear, hear.) The contract was either void in itself, or voidable by the Act of Parliament.—(Hear.) Parliament, by the Act of 1833, enacted that from henceforth slavery should cease. It then created a new species of slavery under the masque of liberty. The eontract, if it be one, was, that Parliament should give 20,000,0001. for a certain term of apprenticeship, and, on the other side, they were to observe certain engagements—they were to perform certain covenants mentioned in the Bill for the benefit of the apprentices. I ask, has Parliament performed its part of the contract ? Undoubtedly it has—it has given its 20,000,0001. I ask, have the other parties performed their part of the contract ? I maintain, most decidedly they have not. I know it has been urged by an Hon. Gentleman, and he has given innumerable instances that there were certain estates on which the apprenticeship clause had acted well and beneficially. I believe, on t e other hand, that there were many instances in which it had not acted beneficially ; and there fore I put the two testimonies against each other; and in doing so I take my stand upon this Act of Parliament. Sir, when I read to the House what has been said by a Noble Lord in the other House of Parliament—a Member of her Majesty's Government, and perhaps the best authority upon our side of this question, the House will perceive which of the two testimonies is of the more value, and worthy of the greater attention. I believe that the Noble Lord was either insisting upon the argument that there was a contract, and that the contract ought to be fulfilled.—[The Hon. Baronet here read an extract from a speech of Lord Glenelg's, in which the Noble Lord said that the special and other magistrates were thwarted in every possible way in the execution of their duty—that the apprentices were sent to the workhouses for the most trivial offences, that they might be removed from the protec tion of the law—that they were abridged of the hours neces. sary to labour on their allotments, and prevented from seeing their children in a dying state, and finding that nothing was to be hoped for from the local Governments. Sir, after such testimony from the head of the Colonial-office, is there a Gentleman in this House who v. ill stand up and argue teat the planters have performed their share of the contract ?—if any contract ever existed—which again I deny— 'nut ,Sir, it is said also that the emancipation of the apprentices by the Ist of August next, would be a spoliation of the property of the tern. I deny that they can have any property at all in the persons of the apprentices. If there be any party which could claim the ownership of such a property, it could only be under the Emancipation Act, which gave it under certain conditions, and these not being fulfilled, the property reverted to the original owners. If there were any proprie tor, the legislature which paid the money was the proprietor. I speak Sir, with the greatest respect of the Owners of es tates in the West Indies. I respect their feelings—their cha. teest. the. ataLiuu In life. I give them credit for all moral virtues ; but I say this that the plague spot is upon them,—(Hear, hear),—that they arc themselves owners of slaves, and that they are incapable ofg:ving testimony upon the question, being de graded infinitely below the slaves which they hold.—(Cheers and loud cries of hear, hear, hear) Yes, Sir, I would feel myself more honoured in being a slave for a year than a slave owner for an hour.—(Hear, hear.) I will not say one word with respect to the overseers or the agents—it is quite impossible for them to feel the cruelty of the system. They have been born and bred under a system of tyranny—they have learned the cruelty from their cradle, the cry which the anguish the lash caused was the song which sent them to sleep, and the fetters of the slave was the rattle of their children. It is impossible for them to feel disgust at those scenes which would make others turn away with loathing. I do much blame the Colonial-office of this country from that they, knowing these things, they did not come down to Par liament for power to put an end to the system. Hundreds of thousands of the people of England, of Scotland, and of Ireland have raised their voices in reprobation of the gross cruelties which have been al lowed under the system, and the only offer matte by the Government to allay that cry was the miserable Bill I hold in my hand. Then it is said in opposition to the abolition system, that it is necessary to train the slave, in order to accustom him to freedom. In all my life, I have never happened to hear any arguraentmore absurd or without foundation. Wirhout going over the old ground—without alluding to Antigua and other Islands, where the slaves have obtained their freedom—it is enough for me to say that wherever free labour has been tried, it has succeeded, and the produce of these places has, in p'ace of being di minished, been much increased. The proposition that the Slave required training did not appear in the Bill of 1833, for it said that any slave who had money might purchase his freedom—if he had money he might be manumitted to-morrow, and without any training I say that if any one slave can he manumitted, every slave upon every farm might be manumitted to-morrow. What is there to prevent any man from manumitting every slave on his property. But the Act itself has pointed out that money, and money only is necessary to the release of the slave ; money, and that alone, was the object of the slave owner. No slave owner would keep his slaves an hour if he could get money enough. I do not wish to trouble the House with a long speech, but I speak with such a conscientious conviction that the House will be awakened to the necessity of an entire abolition of slavery, that I feel it unnecessary to go into partieulars—indeed, if I felt inclined to do so, I should be prevented by the fact—the subject being so much exhausted, and the public mind so completeiy saturated with it. I now call upon the House to put an end to a system that is attended with disgrace and cruelties uheard oi, and by that means re store to its original splendour the brightest jewel on the British Crown —Liberty.—(Loud cheering.) I call upon the House to break the bonds of the slave for ever; but if they must be bound then I call upon the House, by adopting my resolution, to bind the slave, not with fetters of iron, but with fetters infinitely. more lasting—he meant the fetters of gratitude.—(Loud cheers). With these feelings I call upon the House to agree to the motion which I have now the honour of submitting to the House, and I trust you 'will see the necessity and advantageof rescinding theresolution which has been already attended with such disastrous results. I move " That it is the opinion of this House that Negro apprenticeship in the British Colonies shall immediately cease and determine."—(Hear, hear.) Mr. VILLIERS rose to second the motion. Differing as he did from the Hon. Baronet so widely in politics, he hoped their agreement on this subject would be received by the House as an assurance on the part or those who advocated this cause, that they wished to preserve the question free from all kinds of party or political feeling. Ire supported the resolution of the Hon. Baronet because he believed it was as much recommended on the ground of wisdom and sound policy, and on the ground of justice and humanity; and he did not deny that he was somewhat influenced by the pressure from without, though he must say that lie expressed the same opinion with equal con fidence before this excitement had been promoted in tile country, and he ventured to express an opinion upon a public occasion, that if the whole of the British publid could only he induced to direct their attention again to the subject they Would again call on the Legislature to give effect to their opinions. so far from deprecating this agitation he (Mr. Villiers) hoped that its good effects in this instance would be observed, and that the example would in other cases be followed, and that the lesson would be learnt that nothing could obtain the attention of this House except it canoe before them as the creature of agitation —(Hear, hear.) He was the less alarmed or disturbed at this agitation, because lie be. lieved that the result of this agitation was no bad test of the nature of the subject agitated, for there was a fund of honesty and good sense in the country which would prevent any great attention being given to a question not supported by strong arguments, and resting on truth and justice.—(Hear, hear.) (LErr SPEAKING.) T f rrt CiL.A _iaL4 K:9 77 TT_ el . EXPRESS FROM BRISTOL. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP. KING-ROAD, MAY 22, HALF-rAsT ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M. The Great Western came to anchor here at ten rri. 'lutes before eleven o'clock. She left New York on the 7th inst., at half-past two :)'clock, having to encounter contrary winds, except for about six days of fair weather. She has on board 51 passengers, who are I well and in excellent spirits. Her arrival was an nounced by the firing of guns ; and when she came to anchor, the band on beard struck up, in admirable style, " Old England for ever !" This splendid ship, which carries four masts, and was looking fresh as when launched, had floating at her foremast the American ensign ; from the second a streamer, with " Great Western Steam Ship" on it ; and, from her fourth mast, the English ensign. The Cambrian steamer was waiting alongside, to convey the passen gers up the river. The arrangements made for this purpose, and also on board, were most complete. Captain Hoskins announced to the passengers that it had been arranged that they should be landed at Ronwhan, without the delay of passing through the Custom-house, which announcment was received with cheers. The Great Western left New York at half -past two o'clock, on Monday, the 7th instant, and spoke the Cosino, of Bristol, for New York, at half-past 11 A.M., on. the 9th. On the 10th May, the Great IVestern spoke the ship Howard, of Greenock, bound to St. Petersburgh. The Sirius left New York on the Ist, and reached Falmouth on the 19th—eighteen days' sail. The Great Western has made the voyage to King-road, being 140 miles greater distance, in fifteen days. At a late hour this evening we received from our Correspondent at Bristol, a file of American papers, to the 7th inst., arrived by the Great Western, from which the following are extracts : NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. WALL-STREET, MAY 6.—The weather has been so very stormy to-day as to retard all out-door business. The sale of stocks at the Board was uncommonly small. The whole amount sold was only 1,139 shares. United States Bank went for 116 ; Delaware and Hudson Canal, 72 ; Mohawk R. Road, 59 ; Harlem, ditto, 58 ; Stonington ditto, 35:1 i . TREASURY NOTES.—None offered. Specie continues the same as through the week, and nothing doing. BANK DIVIDENDS.—We published the dividends of thirteen Banks in a table on Friday, since which the following Banks have declared, and we publish them together with the total amounts from Friday's paper. Capital. per cent. Amount of Div. Thirteen Banks 12.271,200 8 1,023,720 Layfayette Bank 50,000 8 40,000 National Bank.. . 750,000 8 60,000 Butchers and Drovers 500,000 ...... 8 40,000 Greenwich Bank 200,000 8 16,000 14,921,200 dol. 1,179,720 dol The State Bank at Albany has declared a dividend of 10 per cent., payable on the 16th, and the Cayuga Country Bank a dividend of 8 per cent., payable on the 22d. A Convention of the Western Banks was held at Auburn on the 25th ult., J. H. Beach, Esq., of Auburn, presiding, and William V. J. Mercer, of Waterloo, acting as Secretary. It was very numerously attended, and resulted in a deter mination to co-operate with the city of New York in an early resumption of specie payments, and to maintain the credit of New York safety fund notes. A Committee to proceed to New York and to assure the city banks of this determination, was appointed, consisting of Messrs. H. Dwight, W. M. Oliver, W. B. Wells, J. Magee, A. St. John, J. 11. Beach, and L. Jones. This Committee meet in this city on the 12th instant. A numerous and highly respectable meeting was held at Fort Plain on the 28th ult., at which a resolution declaring it expedient to organize without delay a Banking Association in that village, with a capital of 200,000 dollars, was accepted. A Committee of fire was appointed to promote the object of the meeting. As the rumour has gone abroad that Biddle's Great Regu lator would resume specie payments on the 15 36 th :9850 0f 3 ; 28 h 4 : 39 pre sent month, we think it well to publish the following, to show his condition on the Ist of April : Dollars. He had in specie His liabilities were—Due State Banks Private deposits New notes Circulation Post notes Resurrection notes From this statement there can be but one conclusion drawn, and this is, that Nicholas Biddle is wholly unable to resume. PIIILADELPIIIA BANKS.—The Commercial Herald of Phi ladelphia states that a convention of Delegates of the Phila delphia Banks were held on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of determining the period when it will be practicable for them to resume specie payments. A Committee was up-, pointed to report on the matter. It seems that the meeting last Monday of the citizens generally, came to a resolution, as the deliberate opinion of the meeting, that nothing but the influence of the United States Bank, exercised over the other banks, prevents them from redeeming their promises to pay. A Committee of eight was appointed to get the banks to say at what time they intended to resume and the causes which retarded the resumption. MICHIGAN—By the terms of the suspension law, which ex pires on the 16th inst., the banks of Michigan must, on that day, resume specie payments, or incur a forfeiture of their charter. In alluding to this subject, the editor of the Buffalo Commercial thus expresses himself : We have advices from New Orleans to the 28th ult. They state— " Dollars have advanced per cent and doubloons 124 cents., but there is no great demand fur either. U. 8. Bank Notes are now 5 a 54 per cent., which is an advance over the rates of last week I per cent. Alabama money re mains the same, 14 al5 per cent. cls. Treasury notes have advanced to 7 a 7 per cent. prem., and have become scarce. Mississippi money remains about the same as last week, say 26 a 35 per cent. dis.—This circumstance appears most extra ordinary when we take into core-ideration that Mississippi is the largest cotton growing state in the Union, and when this article is at the present time substituted for specie, in order to equalize Exchanges between this country and Europe." Mississippi BANKS.—The patience of the good people of the neighbouring State, seems to have been worn out at length, in consequence of the impolitic course pursued by the Banks, and loud and bitter complaints are heard on every hand, charging the banks with a wilful depreciation of their own paper, with the view of buying it in at low rates, and other delinquencies of a:serious and flagitious character. A meeting was }it'd on the 19th instant, at Vicksburg,:the object of which was to express popular feeling in relation to the de preciation of bank paper, and the course pursued by the banks. The resolutions are drawn up in strong language, imperatively calling upon the banks for an exposition of their affairs, and the causes which have brought on the deterioration of their paper. It is expected that similar meetings will be held in other parts of the State, The state of public feeling is represented as uneasy and excited, and no doubt a rigorous scrutiny will be instituted into the management of the bank ing institutions. The position of these banks is peculiar. The chartered banks have been managed with as much ability and honesty as any banks in the country ; they are in as good condition as the Ohio Banks, but they cannot resume without running the greatest hazard of being forced to suspend the second time. The trouble is that Michigan has no surplus products, the ba lance of irate is continually and heavily against her. Ohio, on tae - : contrary, has a large surplus. The bills of her banks, although in fact they may not be a whit better than those of :Michigan, will purchase pork, wheat, flour , &c., which sent to /slew York or any other eastern market, will command cash. This fact gives Ohio Bills currency, and keeps them up nearly to par, while Michigan notes are at a discount of from 12 to 15 per cent. The Ohio banks could resume withoet danger, because balances are due that State from every quarter. Judging by the tone of the leading Michigan papers, we should think an effort is about to be made to call a special meeting/of the Legislature, in order to devise some uncle o giving effectual support to the banks. SUNDAY, P. 31: Three packet ships have arrived to-day, including 'the ship Un;ted States, from Liverpool, which brings Liverpool dates to April 9. Business in Europe was improving, and the factors were expecting large orders for fall goods from this country. The papers were speculating as to the result of the steam navigation between the two countries. The political news is of no importance. Sales at the Stock Exchange, m ay 5. 50 shares United States Bank _ 116 50 do do do 8 45 3° d 'l s s 1 11 6 51 50 do do do 50 do do do 820 ds 115 100 do do do i 20 do Phenix Bank 220 (is 1154 50 do Butchers and D rovers Bank 116 100:1 :25 do Commercial Ba nk 9 0 25 do Delaware and Hudson Ca.aal cash 71 20 do et) d') do 50 do do d o do 7 7 1;1 250 do do do do it 60 do American Trust Co Bait 71 50 do do do do s3O as 984 98i 10 do New York Ina C o 50 do North America n Ins Co 103 45 do Nlo%awk Rail Rcad 99 i . ; 59 cash 57 100 do Harlem Rail Ro ad 25 do do d o 57i 7 25 do , d o do 3 :4. 100 do New Jersey Rail Road 93 26 do d o do 1 93 10 do Stonnington R aid Road $ 30 di 35i STATE OF TRADE. Saturday, M ay 5, P.M. Th., tolls collected on the New York state canals from the opening of canal navigation tr the 22d April, was Dol. 70,000 Collected during the 4th week in April ......... 56,29 61 In all 126,289 61 There was collected during the month cf April in the last he sum of 89,074 72 Excess in firtcr of 183 e 87,241 89 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAX 22, _lB3B. Dollars. Collections in April 1835 130,075 01 Canal opened 15th ditto 1836 53,287 29 ditto 25th ditto 1837 89,077 72 ditto 20th ditto 1838 126,287 61 ditto 12th The quantity of merchandize cleared on the canal at Al bany and Troy, for the months of April 1837 and 1838, is as follows, viz. 1837. 1838. Albany 7,248 tons 8,225 tons. Troy 3,055 4,860 10,293 13,085 tong. 10,293 Increase 2,792 tons. In April 1838 there passed over the railroad 480 tons of merchandize which was cleared on tho canal at Schenectady. The quantity of Flour brought to tide water in the month of April, 1837 and 1838, is as follows, viz :- 1837. 1833. Albany 11,227 tons 9 4,772 tons. Troy 16,148 barrels 34,043 barrels. 16,148 Increase 17,895 barrels. There came over the railroad in 1838, 948 barrels of Flour. There arrived at Troy in 1837, 23,000 bushels of Wheat, and in 1838, 39,235 bushels : at Albany, in April, 1837, 1,436 bushels, and in 1838, 4,498 bushels.—lncrease in 1836 over 1837, 39,997 bushels. Business continues to increase with a slow but sure pace. All parties agree that the fall business promises to be exceed ingly good. The Great Western will go out nearly full cf passengers,fand we understand that a number of our importers are about to visit England for the purchase of their own goods. Among the many advantages which the importers will have by this new era in steam navigation, will be the quick return of orders, and also with the same credits as heretofore, a longer time to get his goods into cash before his notes fall due. The return freight of the Great Western is already engaged. COTTON.—Considerable has been doing to-day in this ar ticle; 100 bales of Mobile sold for 9 4 1 -c. Several other small sales for home consumption were made of an ordinary kind at a deduction of 4 cent from our last quotations, AT NEW ORLEANS, Aran, 28.—There had been a fair busi ness doing in this article, the transactions of the week amount to about 14,000 bales at the full rates of last week ; on Sa turday and Monday there was little doing, on Tuesday the market opened, and sales were principally effected on that and the two succeeding days. Yesterday there was but little done, but as freights have came down, purchasers may enter tile market more freely the ensuing week. The exports are 490,193 bales against 437,245 to the same period last season, making an excess of 52,948 bls., which stand thus Flour is looking up again-370 bales Western sold to-day for d. 7 70; 65 ditto Ohio, d. 7 50. This is an advance over our last quotations of full 25 cents per barrel. Coffee continues the same as to price. The sale the past week have been 1,400 bags Brazil, a 10e. ; 700 bags La- Laguira, 9} a 10c. ; 200 Maracaibo, 81 a 9; 250 St. Do mingo, 8 ; 200 Cuba, 101- a 10 . 1. Rice on the advance, and the demand continues brisk ; 100 were sold to day at 4a 4 ; good quality stock is very light, and holders refuse to sell unless an advance is submitted to. TIIE GREAT WESTERN.—This magnificent vessel is to sail, or rather steam to .day, and should the weather prove fair ou r bay and harbour will present a most beautiful appearance; several excursions having been planned to take parties to Sandy Hook. The steamer New York rill leave Beckman street at two o'clock, having on board Dodswortd's band, and such of our friends as wish to see the gallant bark " kiss the dark blue waves," cannot do better than accompany Captain Stone, who is as polite and gentlemanly a fellow as ever stept between stem and stern. — The New Era. BRITISH CAPITAL IN THIS COUNTRY.-It is computed that the whole amount of American Stocks held in Europe, and principally in England, amounts in the aggregate to 110,000,000 dollars. Of this sum the state of Louisiana is the greatest debtor, say 22,000,000 dollars, and Pennsylvania 16,000,000 dollars. The sum of 20,000,000 dollars of the United States Bank in Pennsylvania, is also owned in England. In this es timate is not included the Manhattan Bank, and several other Banks and Insurance Companies in this and other cities, a great part of the stock of which is owned in England. There can be no doubt that the whole amount of British capital employed in this country, including every species of in vestment, as well as permanent stocks, real estate, as also in commercial business, over and above all credits in Europe, in the ordinary course of trade, greatly exceeds, perhaps quad ruples, the sum total above mentioned. This is the over trading, and it is to this circumstance mainly that we are indebted fcr nine hundred banks in this country. Not that any great proportion of the stock of these banks is owned in England, but because the investments of British capital in the manner above-mentioned, has left American capital unem ployed, and it has sought investment in our State Bank?. This is the true source and root of the evil which our Ameri can statesmen have strangely overlooked in their researches and speculations on this subject. LATER FRONI EUROPE.-The packet ship United States, Captain Holdridge, arrived last night, having sailed from Liverpool on the 9th ult., and consequently brings London papers of two days later than those received via Bristol, by the Great Western. The late hour aj which we received our files, must be our apology for not making extracts. They do not contain any news of the least political importance ; the principal topic under discussion being the prospective result.; of the great experiment of navigating the Atlantic by steam. FROM MEXICA AND TEXAS. —By a slip from the office of the New Orleans Bee, dated the 28th ult., we arc put in possession of the following important items Schooner Sarah Ann, Captain Bontems, three days from Tampico, returned to this port last evening, in consequence of the Texian ports being blockaded by the French squadron. The French brig of war La Perouse, was off Tampico on the 22d inst., the blockade commenced at Vera Cruz on the I sth. Lieutenant Henry, who boarded the Sarah Ann, informed them that the Mexicans refused to pay them the Indemnity, and the French were determined to compel them. The United States ship Natchez, sailed for Pensacola, in order to make known the blockade. FROM TEXAS.—By the arrival of the steam-ship Columbia, in 39 hours, frem Galverston, we have been informed that the Texian Congress met, and requested the President to have the petition to the United States for annexation immediately withdrawn. It was on receipt of a dispatch from the Texian Minister to England. (New York American, Saturday Evening, May 5.) Of of tho Pensecola Gazette, April 25, 1838. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. The United States' schooner, Grampus, Sanders, Lieu tenant commanding, arrived this morning from Vera Cruz, and brings intelligence that the French squadron is now blockading the Mexican coast. It was supposed that the castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, would be immediately invested, and that, from its condition, it could not hold out any length of time. The Mexicans were willing to pay the indemnity demanded by the French, but the latter required some apology, which the Mexican Government refused to make. One individual had offered 10,000 horses, and the Church bad agreed to supply one million of dollars to carry on the war. The French squadron consists of one frigate and five brigs of war, to which additions are expected. The French ships of war at Martinique and Havana, had been ordered to repair immediately to Vera Cruz, The Mexican Government is confident of its strength and ability to meet the present emergency, but apprehensions were entertained that if the French squadron should bombard the City of Vera Cruz, the Federal party would take part with the enemy, and the city would be sacked. All the women and children were removing to Jalapa, a town a few miles from Vera Cruz. The Mexicans and inhabitants were removing. all their valuables. When the Grampus was at Vera Cruz, intelligence was received from the seat of Government, that the iVlexicen Con gressrm the o had before a proposition to expel all Frenchmen The French brig of war Eclipse also arrived here this morning„ and exchanged salutes with our squadron. (From the Glol)e of yesterday.) OFFICIAL. U. S. FRIGATE CONSTELLATION, PENSACOLA BAY, APRIL 23, 1838. Sir,—Th:, Grampus has this moment returned from Vera Cruz, and brings the enclosed papers, being a report from Commander Breese, dated the I6th instant, and copy of a letter to him, with circular enclosed, from the French Com mandant off Vera Cruz, declaring a blockade of all the ports of Mexico. The ultimatum and reply mentioned by Com mander Breese was not forwarded by him, but I understand they will be found in a package of pap A-s from our Consul at Vera Cruz to the Secretary of State, wliich I this day trans. mit by the regular mail. The Ontario and Concord are now in the Gulf, the first at Vera Cruz and the latter cif Tampico. The Vandalio sails to-morrow or next day for the coast of Texas and Mexico. I have the honour to be, very respeeeully, your obedient servant, A. J. DALLAS. Hon. NIAHLON DICKERSON, S-cretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. United States ship Ontario, Sacrificios, April 16, 1838. Sir,—l despatch the G7ampus to apprise you that the French Minister, Baron Deffaudis, received yesterday from Mexico the reply of this Government to • his ultimatum, which not proving satisfactory, it has been determined to commence immediately the blockade of the ports of the Republic. Herewith I send the French Commander's circular to that effect. I have roquested our Culaul to pricure a copy of the French ultima tum, and the reply thereto, and hope to obtain them in time to fora:-rd by the schooner. There are no merchant vessels of any nation now in port, and but one American—the Ann Eliza of New York—ex pected. dThe blockade will be ri g id as respects merc h a nt ves3cls, but, none others. The French force consists at present of one frigate and five brigs ; another frigate daily expected. A gun brig w ill leave this evening, with despatches for the French Minister in the United States, for Pensacola. _ . The Concord is here, and I shall direct Captain Fitzhugh to proceed off Tampico, communicate with our Consul there, and proffer any assistance that our countrymen there may re quire at his hands. I shall remain with the ship here, until the excitement that the hlocka.le may crate on shore has sub sided ; and then, if the presence of a vessel of war be no longer necessary, proceed to the coast of Texas, in prosecution of your further orders. Very respectfully, Sir, your obedient servant, SANIUEL L. BREESE,. Commodore A. J. DALLAS, Commanding U. S. Naval Forces in West Indies and Gulf of Mexico. Station of the Gulf of Mexico, On board his Majesty's frigate L'Herminie, at anchor off Sacrificios, April 18, 1838. The Commander of the station of the Gulf of Mexico has the honour to inform Captain Breese, of the sloop of scar Ontario, that he has just mi:des, known to the Mexican Go vernment the blockade of all the ports of the Republic. He seeds enclosed a copy of the circular addressed by himself and the. Minister Plenipotentiary of France, to the French Con suls established in Mexico ; and at the same time he begs Captain Brown to accept the assurance of his distinguished consideration. (Signed) BAZOCHE. Circular agreed upon between the Minister Plenipotentiary of France in Mexico, and the Commander of the Naval Sta tion, notifying the French Consuls established in Mexico of the dcelaration of the blockade of all the ports of the Re public. In consequence of the rejection of the ultimatum addressed on the 21st of the last month to the Mexican Government, by order of the King's Government, it has been determined that the ports of Mexico shall immediately be blockaded, for the purpose of prev,..nting all entry to or departure from them. In this state of things, the Baron Deffaudis and the Com mander Bazoche have adopted the following principles for the blockade : 1. No neutral vessel proceeding towards the entrance of the blockaded ports shall be detained or captured, if she has not previously received from one of the vessels of the French divi sion a special notification of the existence of the blockade. The notification shall be, moreover, inserted in writing on the muster roll of the neutral vessel, by the cruiser which meets her ; and it shall contain the announcement, together with a statement of the city and the latitude in which it was made. 2. Neutral vessels which may be already in one of the ports of the Republic before the blockade of such port, will have full liberty to depart, with or without cargo, during fifteen days, dated from that upon which the blockade is established. 3. The ports of Vera Cruz and Tampico will remain en tirely free for the entrance arid departure of the British post office, military and non•commercial packet ships. 4. The ports of the Mexican Republic shall remain entirely free for the entrance and departure of Mexican boats exclu sively engaged in fishing, unless the French naval division should be hereafter forced, in retaliation, to withdraw this be nevolent disposition. _ _ Translation of a Note from the Minister Plenipotentiary cf France, accompanied by a document. Sir—The Mexican Government having refused to accept the ultimatum, addressed, with the view of effecting a recon ciliation, to it on the 21st of March last, by the French Go vernment, the King's Minister in Mexico, who is at this mo ment on board the frigate l'Herminie, has just communicated by me, by means of the armed brig I'Eclipse, set for the pur pose to Pensacola, this refusal, as also the measures which it had induced Captain Bazoche, the commander of the naval forces to employ ; and I hasten, Sir, agreeably to his Ma jesty's orders, to make known to the Government of the United States, the following official notification : All the ports of Mexico are declared to be in a state of blockade. The blockade is rendered effective (or to be en forced) with regard to Vera Cruz, from and after the 15th of the last month, and has doubtless been since extended to the other ports of the republic. The orders received by the commander, Bazoche, for the execution of the duty committed to him, are, as you see, S,r, from the annexed extract of the despatch sent to me by Baron Deffaudis, entirely conformable with the liberal principles professed by France on the subject of blockades ; and they are drawn up in such a manner as to preserve neutrals, especially the vessels of the United States, from all restraints and vexa tions (entraves) which are not absolutely indispensable for the attainment of the lawful ends proposed by the King's Go vernment. On addressing you, Sir, this communication, I have the honour to request that you would be so kind as to acknowledge the receipt of it as soon as possible, in order that the brig Eclipse may not be detained at Pensacola waiting for my answer long or than necessary. I avail myself, sir, of this occasion to renew to you as surances of Illy high consideration. E. DE PoNTois. To the Hon. J. Forsyth, Secretary of State of the United States. Extract from the despatch of the Baron Deffaudis, dated April 15, 1838. " On board his Majesty's frigate l'Herminie, at anchor off Sacrificios, near Vera Cruz. " I. No neutral vessel proceeding towards the entrance of the blockad^d ports shall be detained or captured, if she has not previously received from one of the vessels of the French division, a special notification of the existence of the blockade. This notification shall be moreover inserted in writing on the muster roll of the neutral vessel, by the cruiser which meets her; and it shall contain the announcement, together with statements of the day and the latitude in which it was made. " 2. Neutral vessels which may be already in one of the ports of the Republic, for the blockade of such port, will have full liberty to depart, with or wirhout cargo, within fifteen days, dated from that upon which the blockade is established. " 3. The ports of Vera Cruz and Tampico will remain en tirely free for the entrance and departure of the Post-office, military, and non-commercial packet vessels. " 4. The ports of the Mexican Republic shall remain en tirely free from the entrance and departure of ,Mexican boats engaged in fishing, unless the French naval division shall be hereafter forced, in retaliation, to withdraw this benevolent disposition.- You see, Sir, that M. B izoche is desirous of confining him self to the employment of the mildest measures of restraint, for the purposes of obtaining the reparation due by the Mexican Government to France, unless fresh attacks upon the persons or property of the King's subjects residing in Mexico should require him to adopt means decidedly severe. Now this per sistence in the system of moderation indicated by the ultimo - turn, is rendered worthy of praise, after the recent conduct of the Mexican Government, which, in tolerating. (if it did not even provoke by its official writings) the publication of the most odious calumnies respecting our intentions to conquer the country, to dismember its territory, &c. did not hesitate to expose to the fury of the populace, with the sole end of maintaining itself in power, not only our countrymen, but like wise all foreigners established in the territory of the Republic. This conduct is contrary to the laws of honour, of civilisation, and of humanity. You also see, Sir, from the principles adopted by M. Bazoche as the rules of his conduct, that it is our desire to preserve neutrals from all the restrictions and difficulties (entrave , ) which are not absolutely indispensable for the purpose which we aro endeavouring lawfully to effect. I am also happy to be able to state to you a cicumstance which proves our sincerity upon this point, especially so far as relates to Americans. On this very day the commander of the sloop of war Ontario called on us on board the frigate l'Her minie, to speak to us respecting the approaching arrival of the packet Ann Eliza, engaged in commerce, and in carrying let ters from New York. We were obliged to express to him our regret at the necessity under which we should be of for bidding this vessel from entering Vera Cruz, as we should also do with regard to our own mail packets from Havre. But we have, at the same time, promised that officer at his own re quest, to allow the consignee of the Ann Eliza to communicate with her at sea, to receive her letters, and to give instruction with regard to her future destination. Accept, Sir, &c. BN. DEFFAUDIS. Latest dates from all parts of the Old World, received at New York, April 23, the day of the arrival of the steam ships : Bristol, London, Liverpool, Cork, 2, Havre., Evening, April 7, 15 days. 6, 17 ... 6, 17 ... • 4, 19 ... ... 5, 18 ... ... 5, 19 ... ... 3, 20 , March 28, 26 ... • 27, 27 ... ... 27, 27 ... ... 27, 27 ... ... 23, 31 ... ... 21, 33 ... ... 17. 37 ... ... 6, 48 ... ... 4, 50 ... ... I, 53 ... Paris, Brussells, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, Trieste, Leghorn, Toulon, Naples. Constantinople, Alexandria, Smyrna, (From the Morning Courier and New York Inquirer of May 7.) BLOCKADE OF THE MEXICAN PORTS.—The blockade of the ports of Mexico by a squadron of France, as officially de clared by the officers of that nation, did at the first blush appear to us rather too letitudinariau in its conditions. In the first piece, it wanted the previous notice to neutrals, which England, when her blockading system was in the full tide of operation against France, never failed to give, and the absence of which is attended with positive injury to neutrals. The Ann Eliza, from this port, is a case in point. This vessel's voyage is totally cut up and destroyed by this act of a power with whom we are at amity—and act which those concerned In her equipment could not foresee. In the next place, the blockade is so general, that it is utterly impossible that an efficient one can be kept up, or at least, that an efficient blockade existed at the time one was declared on paper. There are the ports of Mexico in the Gulph of California—it is not pretended, we believe, that there is a French squadron before them, and yet all the Mexican ports are declared in a state of blockade. On general principles, these objections would certainly ap ply to the declaration of blockade in question; but we have some recollection of a treaty having been made between this Government and France, defining the conditions on which each pixeer should be at liberty to institute blockades. We are not now able to put our hand on this treaty, but if its stipulations are compatible with this act of the Frecch Govern. ment, there is of course, nothing more to be said on the subject, except that we think it very unwise on our part, ever to have consented to a stipulation which deprived us of the right of previous notice. If they do not, we hope Mr. Forsyth will re monstrance against this breach of the law of blockade as generally understood. In regard to the effect on Mexico, of this declaration of France, as the revenue of the Mexican Government is en tirely derived from the custom-houses of Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Matamoros, and es ibis is the chief source on which it must depend for the payment of the troops, we think there is very little danger in predicting, that it must submit to the c onditions imposed on it by France, or that a revolution will take place in the Government, and that the federal form will be substituted for the present, when those w ho then come into power will have no d►fficulty in making the submission re quired. Then, however, the question occurs, if le jeu taut la chandelle. Lly an extract from a New Orleans paper in another place it will be seen that an American vessel has been turned away from Metamoras by a French brig of war. NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 26. BLOCADE OF MEXICO BY FRANCE.—The schooner Sarah Ann, Captain Bontemps, which cleared from this port for Tampico, oil the 16th inst. returned yesterday. Her Captain reports that he was entirely unable to enter the port of Tam pico, by the French blockading squadron, conslsting of thir teen vessels of war, which precluded any communication what ever with the port. The Sarah Ann has brought 1-wr cargo back again, and the Captain has waited on our Collector to learn what steps it is necessary to take. ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION.—The Great Western takes her departure to-day for Bristol, and will be, followed by tilt' warmest wishes of the whole community for her prosperous voyage. We perceive by the Liverpool papers that a Compa ny is now forming there with a capital of 500,0001. to build steam-boats to run between Liverpool and New York. The Sirius, it is intended, shall make two more voyages to New York, when the British Queen, building by the British and American Steam Navigation, will be ready - to take her place. ed LATER FROM EITROFE.—The Li v e r p oo l packet ship Unit States, Capt. Holdridge, arrived y e st e rday,- and bring s u s papers front London to the ith ultimo, and Liverpool to the 9th. The dates from the British Metropolis are one day later than those brought by the steamer Great Western. Th e Elarvc packet ship Francois I, Captain Pell, arrived yester day with Paris and Havre Papers to the 31st March. The in telligence they contain is not later than that received from. France by the steam ship, but having now a regular series of papers published in that country, our information as to events passing there, is more complete. Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. WASHINGTON, May 5, 1838.—Whatever may be the past or present position of Mr. Biddle, be assured that the Pf"' dent does not sit in his arm chair, as calm as a sum mer's morning." One of the strongest marked features in the el's racter of Mr. Van Buren, is that of caution. He never talk! nonsense. He never permits his feelings or his temper to get the mastery of his judgment. In the convivial or social cir cle lie may speak freely and apparently carelessly, yet he s e t dom commits himself by an indiscreet expres s ion. In s hor ' he is a man of some tact, (but always overrated in this par ticular) much self-command, and uncommon prudence. Not withstandi!.g these characteristics, Mr. Van Buren is so goaded with the state of the times, and the embarrassm ents which envelope him, that he finds it extremely difficult to re main silent. I should not, therefore, be surprised if he sent either di. reedy, or through the Secretary of the Treasury, a mes sa g e , to Congress, early next week, on the want of money—iW e i e : o —money. I know that he has it in contemplation, hu t • may be restrained by some of his friends. Such a commun,l; cation would be intended, I presume, as an appeal to tb people, cautiously complaining of the minority in Congress for that naughty minority will not let the majority do as till please, without exhibiting before the count r y the deformity °t their proposed measures, and the evil consequences that Inti 3 follow the adoption of them. And then, as soon as this ei'bint" bition is made, a portion of that majority, instantly shrink fr o e the support of them, and leave the managers to devise sem. r new scheme for hoodwinking the people, and reaching thel pockets with greater facility. Mr. Van Buren, in conversing with his friends recently has spoken with more freedom than is his wont. Various O pedients for raising money h ave b een suggeste d. S°ln e il lci them, it is believed, th e Secretary of the Treasury w L e t - tio have embraced if left t o hi mse lf. B ut t h e P res id e nt, wit° caution to which I have ref erre d, seems d eterm i n ed, in the° ‘ troublesome times (as a lawyer wo u ld sa y) no t t o travel out' e' the record. In this he is pe r f orm i ng hi s d uty; he is rig ht ; the law should be his guide. He should present to Congr e , u s . the true and honest state of public affairs, and where leg s tion is necessary, let them determine the proper time for tho tion, even, to use the language of the President, " i f wheels of Government stop." se.l. ole I have already informed you, that the repeal of t he sla' order was considered by the Western Banks necessary to th' security, in the event of their resuming specie paYin eets ibe Ohio and Indiana are deeply interested in this question. ,ra_ subject has been pressed upon the friends of the Admi nls ‘ tion here with much zeal. My own opinion is, that the Pr .a , ? , dent will adhere to this order, although it is now uni ver s ' admitted that it was an act of gross usurpation, unequalled any thing but the ignorance and folly which originated t t oo _ While this is my opinion, it is proper to add, that I ha ve e on . versed with intelligent men from both these States,. NOV rely sider themselves well informed on the subject, and w " h o , the with entire confidence on the order b e i n g rescinded •-/ President, and that soon. i daily org Notwithstanding the immense amount of specie that ree ks arriving in the United States, and has been for s e o ` me et past, it does not seem to reach the Treasury, in time tdro• istra the wants of this ssgacious, prudent, economical tion. Almost every department of the Governmen t is daily running the country in debt. Disbursing officers are rah bie money through brokers, on their own official drafts , p a Y a when the appropriations are made. In what now App e a rs the be a general scramble for the money that is to come tnto treasury, I greatly doubt whether it is in the power of the Government to say to whom, or how much, they are in deb t ' What a deplorable state of things ! Would it not be the par t of wisdom, if Congress were to insist upon a statement of the probable amount necessary to pay off arrearages, before they authorize the raising of any money either Ott Stocks or Treasury notes ? While the Treasury Note system is a most disgraceful position upon the community, as a temporary expedient to re lieve a bankrupt Administration, it has been tolerated for A t;rne, and may, possibly, be tolerated a little longer. But it i s an alarming suggestion, that these notes, when they come leaint° the Treasury, are not to be cancelled, but re-issued at the p; sure of the Secretary. I know not how the proposition ea be discussed in Congress with moderation. The Treasury, under the direction of the President, through the SecretaZ; would thus become an enormous paper bank, flood in g' jk country in every direction with irredeemable notes. T° tau of checks and restraints upon the department is worse t f ot ridiculous. As well might you attempt to bind hand and °,llcl a young Sampson with cobwebs. Everything m ust ( 7 e.1 )- f upon his honour and fidelity, an d th e honour and fidelity re those he employs. There are b an k s that deem it insccuc'h ever to re-issue a note, a n d th ere f ore cance l immediately 5 as come into their possession. es of As to M. Cambreleng's other proposition, to issue s c ' a 0 notes that should not be receivable in payment of our cle gts - 1 the Government, it is so much at war with the fundarn o f institutions of the country, and the common honesty Si our people, that I cannot suppose it would receive fifty, so in the House. I hare much to say, but "there is m solo and a time to reap." ON. THE SPY. IN WASHINGT MONEY MARKET, &c.—May 7. al a ehang ° A moderate business was transacted at the Stew' , nr i c es. r on Saturday, in many cases, h owever , a t improve' United States Bank sold at 116 ; Phcenix Bank 10°i; d Co. laware and Hudson Canal Co. 72 ; an d H ar l e m Raii r°3 ar hiali 58. No transactions at the Board in Treasury Note s, - continue at 4 1 discount a par. sto ° Sales of Sterling Exchange for transmission by t--„„ Ss' ship Great Western, were made to a moderate extenti—haw turday, at 6) ; a 7 per cent, premiums, as the vessel' rtber ever does not leave till two o'clock P.M., this daY pills transactions will no doubt be effected. On France , ranged at sf. 35 a sf. 37f. A; . de nd The Butchers and Drovers' B an k h ave declared a u .vi o A " of eight per cent. for the year ending Ist February last. The the Commercial Bank, a dividend of a like amount' Oa State Bank of Alb a ny, an d th e Bank of Albany, a n - a 101 Cayuga Co. Bank, hav e also divided, the first m ention ed and the two latter 8 per cent. for the last year. of The acting Trustees of the Phenix I nsuran ce Co 1 11 1 )8- ' at this city, will pay 3 dollars per share to the Stockholdars' their office, 216 Washington -street, on the 21st inst. .„ T vill e The Board of the new Bank of T ennesse , met at '' all a aeet on the 28th ultimo, when it wa s reso l ve d t h a t the Beat a ' - t he on Tuesday the fifteen of May, for the purpose of locatingloti Branches of the institution, appointing Directors for Branch, &c., according to the terms of the charter. t Se' Thus Banks of Michigan, it will be remembered, tnt i l" e s 0 " cording to the terms of the Suspensi o n Act, which exP ° r r for the 16th instant, resume specie payments on that day' ga d feit their charters. Their case appears a peculiar un e ' a i g ls• we learn that it is probabl e a special meeting of the Lc ult ° ture will be nalled to take the matter into considcration•iorlol Buffalo Commercial Advertiser contains the following fc wife on this subject. The Chartered Banks of Michigan/3010 been managed with as much ability and honesty as B °Y obi° in the cou n t r y, th e y a re i n as good a condition a s the rot est Banks, but they cannot resume without running the g Th. hazard of being forced to suspend the second ti rti l j,ian° trouble is, thct Michigan has no surplus products--th° of of trade is continually and heavily against her. rae Ohio, on the contrary, has a large surplus. age, bete her Banks, although in fact they may not be one , a' t r &c',l than those of Michigan, will purchase pork, wheat , tie t ° , e ' t , wi" which sent to New York or any other Eastern lea r ' d VW' command cash. This fact gives Ohio hills currency , ° disc oun t them up nearly to par, while Michigan notes are at 4 _, „ s aw ° of from 12 to 15 per cent. The Ohio Banks Cottle ' arc° without danger, because balances are due to that State every quarter. ri The Charleston Mercury of M on d a y l a st, states thatcitobliebtieci 16. surance Offices of that city, w ill, it learns from un l i a ble authority, be able to pay every dollar for n hick they are which We have the Texas Telegraph to the 14th ult., faen" ive gon *ye learn that the am oun t o f imports received at GG OO deli during the last three month s , is somewhat over 250,0 „. 05 0 ° f tars: The a m oun t o f d u ti es rece i ve d a t the Custom that place duri n g the q u a r t e r c l os ing on the 31st day O r to in" was 51,000 dollars. Should the commerce continue the in crease throughout the current year at the same ratio e:_iosorl crease of the last three months, the present issue of pr notes would be insufficient to meet the revenue demanc" IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF Lu.RDS, 1114 r 21. r nci tr The Duke of WELLINGTON said—My Lord., I entireq with the Noble Viscount who has made this inotion'in haying t,"O - many years that, of all the countries of Europe, Leland is th' h .:; which it has appeared to me to be least possible to establish rolt in the nature of the English l'oor-laws.—(hear, hear,thear ) he ,:d to i 6 the result of the labours of the COMMIS:4OIILP; who were aPlE' lr ",,lesse inquire into thn state of the poor.—(liear, hearlhear.) This , v iL % te s, to better consequences, without regard to the warkhouatt for it'.